Once Rasulullah (slw) looked at the khaba and said, ما أطيبك وما أطيب ريحك وما اعظم حرمتك How pure you are, how sweet is your smell, and how great is your honor, then Rasulullah (slw) said والمؤمن اعظم حرمة منك however the honor of a مؤمن believer greater than you, ان الله جعلكِ حراما indeed, Allah has made you respectable, likewise,
وحَّرم الله من المؤمن ماله ودمه وعرضه
the wealth, the blood, the honor of a مؤمن has been made respectable وان تظن به ظنا سيءا And Allah has forbidden us to suspect him of his wrongdoing.
So we should respect all our believers, they are honored than holy khaba. If just a believer, a mumin, greater than the honorable khaba, what is the rank of a mutthaqi, a pious person, what is the rank of elders, scholars, religious leaders, and hafil Quran? They are servants of almighty Allah (swt).
Allah says in Hadith qudsy
قال الله: من عادى لي وليا فقد آذنته بالحرب
Whoever oppose my close servant I call him to war with me. May safeguard us. We don't know who is his close servants, so we have to respect all of them more than we respect the khaba.
Therefore we make clear that if someone offers voluntary worship, it is a praiseworthy act but not completing the rights will make him accountable on the day of judgement.
This is because voluntary worship only means if you perform it you get reward but even if you don't do it it's not a sin. But حقوق العباد is such a serious matter that if we don’t not complete we will be punished for them on the day of qiyamah. This why حقوق العباد is very important chapter of shariah. And don't forget that حقوق العباد is the three forth of our religion.
May Allah (swt) through His mercy and blessings help us understand the rights of creatures with the intention of fulfilling it in our daily lives to earn His pleasure.
